Posted on 02/20/2026 5:13:12 AM PST by V_TWIN
New York City’s new Democratic Socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani is having trouble finding the means to fund his radical left-wing agenda so he is now going to an old favorite for Democrats – defunding the police.
Apparently, Democrats have still not learned their painful lesson in this exercise in stupidity.
To make matters worse, it has now been reported that Mamdani needs so much money because he is creating all kinds of new diversity positions in his cabinet, another lesson the left has not yet learned.
Mamdani’s predecessor, Mayor Eric Adams, proposed at the end of his term that the city hire 5,000 more NYPD officers. However, upon entering office, Mamdani moved to cancel all orders signed by Adams following his Sept. 26, 2024, indictment. This included the proposed NYPD personnel increase.
Under Adams’ plan, the NYPD was set to add 300 officers in July 2026, growing to 2,500 in July 2027 and eventually increasing to 5,000 additional officers annually in July 2028. The Adams plan allowed the NYPD to deploy approximately 40,000 officers to the streets, while Mamdani’s plan caps the number closer to its current level of around 35,000.
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I was a 12 year old resident of new york city when that movie came out in 1981.
At the time, the city was really crumbling and the crime rate had been getting worse year after year and would continue to do so. You were either a crime victim or you knew someone who was a victim.
The local politicians were absolutely useless as they were soft on crime (as well as the judges they appointed or were voted in). They were tone deaf to the complaints about crime and would just shrug their shoulders and say that the crime rate is normal for a big city and if it werent for them, it would be much higher.
So, the premise of the island of Manhattan being walled off, and turned into a giant maximum security prison with mine fields on the bridges didnt seem so far fetched. It actually looked like a plausible, sound idea and was thought that there was a possibility the way things were going, this was where Manhattan could be headed. Many new yorkers, myself included, would have welcomed such a development.
The rich are smart
“I see the train wreck coming”
Everybody does except for the idiots that voted for this muslim demon.
Fair point, although I might make an exception for trust fund babies.
Rush passed away 5 years ago. Maybe he needs one more audit...
GREAT IDEA! GIVE THE SHIT HEADS WHAT THEY VOTED FOR!
C’mon Man-dummy, lead the way. Eliminate the police protection around your scummy red-ass.
Yeah, I knew you would NEVER do that.
And now they are going to get it.
FAFO
lalala
No, you can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
They will get what they need to learn, hopefully.
Also the age-old Democrat favorite of raising taxes:
“Mayor Zohran Mamdani has proposed a 9.5% increase in New York City’s property tax rate as a ‘last resort’ to close a projected $5.4 billion budget gap over the next two fiscal years”
And then he - and his voters - will wonder why so many residents of New York City are heading to Florida:
“Florida House passes proposed amendment to immediately phase out property taxes”
Enjoy your call to prayer. Will violators be eliminated instantly?
Defund the cops and let the citizens take care of the problem. Bring back vigilante justice just like before NYPD was created in 1845.
Defunding the police means there will be more crime. He couldn’t care less.
“Defunding the police means there will be more crime. He couldn’t care less.”
Make no mistake, this is deliberate and all part of a bigger plan yet to be revealed.
Just the opposite. If there’s no police, there’s nobody to protect the leftist politicians should someone decide to start taking them out. Some see defunding the police as a problem. I see it as an opportunity.
YES. Do it. I support all of Commie Mamdani’s schemes for New Yuck.
Additional info. More ammo? 😊👍
Even they are smart enough to have smart people watch their money though.
Alex I’ll take ‘Unsafe places I’ll never visit again’ for $500…
oh this just keeps getting better.
it’s gonna make the harlem riots of the 60s look like a campfire w/ the girl scouts.
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